Writing and Publishing
Career Profile: Martin Ritchie, actor
Martin Ritchie has performed in a number of titles at London's Globe, alongside various other film and theatre projects, and…
Discovering poetry acorns
In her first column on the arts in Scotland, Rachel Chown looks at the Poetry Library and two poetry events…
How to catch a shark, part one: Whose copyright is it anyway?
When Damien Hirst unveiled his diamond-encrusted skull, hands up all those who thought he’d sat up all night sticking the…
Artist interview: Jenny Matthews
"On the first floor of Edinburgh College of Art at the end of a corridor overlooking the Sculpture Court, I…
A Passage to India
ARTS HUB AUSTRALIA: In 2006 I travelled to India and spent a month discovering and working with artists trained in…
Two authors: two headlines
As the final book in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series dominated publishing industry events last month, selling a record-breaking three…
Career Profile: Doreen Wittenbols, painter
Jesse Errey speaks to Doreen Wittenbols, a Dutch/Canadian painter currently working and exhibiting in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.
Heading for Edinburgh: Shazia Mirza, comedian
Shazia Mirza is a comedian in huge international demand. Dressed in her traditional Muslim headscarf, Shazia gained much notoriety early…
Hear no evil
In the wake of 9/11 many artists have consented to self-censorship so as not to upset the apple cart, and…
Career Profile: Roger Burton, curator and stylist
Roger Burton, former mod and fringe stylist extraordinaire was commissioned to design Westwood and McClaren's Worlds End shop after a…